New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-15
LORD DILLON SURRENDERS.
YIELDING TO THE PLAN OF CAMPAIGN.
APPEAL OF LORD COURTOwN-THE PLAN SAVING THE
TENANT FROM EVICTION.
fBY CABLE TO THE TRIRCNH.l

APPEAL OF LORD coURTOwN-THE PLAN SAVING THE
TENANT FROM EVICTION.
lBY CABLE TO TRIBUNE.l
DUBLIN, Jan. 14.-The great event of the week
in Ireland is the surrender of Lord Dillon to
the Plan of Campaign His lordship had begun
an apparently determined fight; he had issued
some five hundred writs Of ejectment, but on
Sunday he suddenly capitulated. and Of all per-
sons in the world to the editor Of "Unitcd
Ireland" An English Member OF Parliament
who was with Mr.. OBrien-Mr. COnybeare
member for Cornwall-acted arbitrator in the
closing of the dispute. Lord Dillon has con-
sented to give twenty per cent reduction, to
pay the costs of the writs he has issued and,
most humiliating concession Of all. to rcnstate
the tenants he had previously evicted Thus the
plan scores to its credit on this estate clear
money gain for the tenants of $4,000 and
blessed peace secured to vast territory which
would otherwise have been inevitably plunged
into the horrors Of wholesale evictions and the
rcprisals Of vcngeful crime
l have good grounds for believing, what you
will naturally hear with surprise. that the Gov
ernment exerted pressure Lord Dillon TO
compel him to surrender to the Plan Of Campaign,
and furthermore that they are doing their best
to persuade other landlords against whom the
Plan has been put in operation to do likewise.
be rcconcilcd with the fact of their pro-
claiming the Plan and prosecuting its promoters
ut the same time. but the truth is, this Gov
ernment is in mortal fear OF being forced TO
introduce coercion bill which they know would
bring them to instant grief. They want quiet
winter at any price and this they cannot have
if the landlords are allowed free hand at evic-
tion. The evidence of General Butler Sir
Michael Hicks Beach and Captain Plunkctt put
it beyond doubt that the Government have
been bulldozing racluenters their own ac-
count, but they recognize in the Plan moro
efficient sort of pressure II what l hear he
true then the prosecutions are what they have
all the appearance OF being-bogus. Begun in
the vain hope of bluff NC the Nationalsts they
are followed up in order to make a show
of governing and to keep the landlords in good
humor.
l doubt the ability Of the Government TO per-
form this gymnastic feat with success they will
probably have to ask for coercion. though they
will try to escape the odium Of the name by
seeking for a permanent strengthening of the
ordinary law and making it applicable to the
three Kingdoms. The landlords organization
the Property Defence Association-which sup
plies all the emergency men. is on the verge
Of bankruptcy. At its meeting on Wednesday
Lord Courtown read a most dolcfu report, wind
ng up with piteous appeal for funds Their
whole income for the last year eight thou
sand pounds. while their expenses were ten thou
sand pounds. Lord Courtown in his appeal
declared that a landlord against whom the
Plan Of Campaign is laid is practically power
less because his rents impJundcd and he is
penniless.